Im calling foul!

Freiwillige · 10-13-09, 01:22 PM

December 8th 1941. The U.S.S. Tambor leaves Pearl for an assault of shipping of the Japanese mainland.

After a successful run and a cruise that lasts well over a month I stop and refuel at Surabaya. Heading out of port the weather gets bad. Nearing Balikpapan in the Borneo straight at time compression I am snapped out of it to find myself face to face with a destroyer!

No warning, all dead in seconds after he shells me several times then rams me.

Several hours wasted!

floundericiousWA · 10-13-09, 01:35 PM

no saves?

That stinks!

Akula4745 · 10-13-09, 06:23 PM

Saving your patrol here and there is never a bad idea... running on the surface in bad weather using TC is, in fact, a bad idea. In 41' there was no surface radar yet... correct?

SgtPotato · 10-13-09, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Akula4745

Saving your patrol here and there is never a bad idea... running on the surface in bad weather using TC is, in fact, a bad idea. In 41' there was no surface radar yet... correct?

Correct, until the mid-summer of 1942.

Akula4745 · 10-14-09, 05:10 AM

Ok.... that is what I thought - basically running blind.

SteamWake · 10-14-09, 10:16 AM

LOL I sank a sub once by running in high TC in bad weather (dident even know it was raining) and rammed into a Medium Freighter

Akula4745 · 10-14-09, 04:21 PM

Me too SW... I learned that lesson the hard way myself.

cdrsubron7 · 10-14-09, 04:28 PM

I used to have that happen to me when I played stock, but since installing the mods have never had that problem since.

Akula4745 · 10-14-09, 04:44 PM

Mine happened in stock too... but is it because of the mod? Or are we just wiser Captains?

Tony845 · 10-14-09, 11:42 PM

I learned the hard way too. With no radar and it's pitch black out and storming, best to dive and check the sonar or just dive and use TC until daylight then run on the surface. Still have to be careful with TC if it's a bad storm. Thank heaven for radar.

SteamWake · 10-15-09, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Akula4745

Mine happened in stock too... but is it because of the mod? Or are we just wiser Captains?

Good question but yea I seem to remember it being a long time ago just after the games release.

Yea radar is a huge help not only in bad weather conditions but you pick up a lot more contacts for obvious reasons.

Akula4745 · 10-15-09, 06:03 PM

I wrecked out early on too... just a few patrols into the learning curve.
Good skippers always learn the hard way, eh?

10-13-09, 01:22 PM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Im calling foul! December 8th 1941. The U.S.S. Tambor leaves Pearl for an assault of shipping of the Japanese mainland. After a successful run and a cruise that lasts well over a month I stop and refuel at Surabaya. Heading out of port the weather gets bad. Nearing Balikpapan in the Borneo straight at time compression I am snapped out of it to find myself face to face with a destroyer! No warning, all dead in seconds after he shells me several times then rams me. Several hours wasted!

10-13-09, 06:23 PM	#3
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Saving your patrol here and there is never a bad idea... running on the surface in bad weather using TC is, in fact, a bad idea. In 41' there was no surface radar yet... correct? __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

10-14-09, 05:10 AM	#5
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Ok.... that is what I thought - basically running blind. __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

10-14-09, 10:16 AM	#6
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	LOL I sank a sub once by running in high TC in bad weather (dident even know it was raining) and rammed into a Medium Freighter __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-14-09, 04:21 PM	#7
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Me too SW... I learned that lesson the hard way myself. __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

10-13-09, 01:35 PM	#2
floundericiousWA Medic Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	no saves? That stinks!

10-14-09, 04:28 PM	#8
cdrsubron7 Sink'em All Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,150 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 1	I used to have that happen to me when I played stock, but since installing the mods have never had that problem since. __________________ Head Deep and Keep'em Astern" - LtCDR Samuel D Dealy SHIV Guide \| Imperial Japanese Navy \| US Submarines

10-14-09, 04:44 PM	#9
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Mine happened in stock too... but is it because of the mod? Or are we just wiser Captains? __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

10-14-09, 11:42 PM	#10
Tony845 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: A little ways off your port bow. Posts: 34 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I learned the hard way too. With no radar and it's pitch black out and storming, best to dive and check the sonar or just dive and use TC until daylight then run on the surface. Still have to be careful with TC if it's a bad storm. Thank heaven for radar.

10-15-09, 06:03 PM	#12
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	I wrecked out early on too... just a few patrols into the learning curve. Good skippers always learn the hard way, eh? __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"